Bombers Best Bet For Aussie Deterrence Of China

Bombers Best Bet For Aussie Deterrence Of China
Bombers Best Bet For Aussie Deterrence Of China

“I think long-range strike is about trying to keep stability in a crisis situation. And if you’re going to use it as a deterrence,” former Air Marshal Geoff Brown says. “It’s got to be responsive, it’s got to be potent, but you’ve also got to be able to signal that you can use it.”

Iron Sting: Israelis Will Demo Smart Mortar For US

Iron Sting: Israelis Will Demo Smart Mortar For US
Iron Sting: Israelis Will Demo Smart Mortar For US

Elbit’s 120 mm mortar uses GPS and lasers to make the infantry’s favorite heavy weapon precision-guided – and the US is looking to upgrade its own 120s on Strykers and AMPVs.

BAE Angles For GPS M-Code Market

BAE Angles For GPS M-Code Market
BAE Angles For GPS M-Code Market

“These GPS receivers provide secure and resilient position data that can help our PGMs be more precise,” explains BAE spokesperson Mark Daly.

Israel: Lebanon Border Clash Follows JCS Chairman Visit

Israel: Lebanon Border Clash Follows JCS Chairman Visit
Israel: Lebanon Border Clash Follows JCS Chairman Visit

Gen. Mark Milley’s trip to Israel – his second in eight months – comes as the US and Israel heighten collaboration against Iran and its proxies.

Senior Senate Dem Begins Pushback Against New Saudi Arms Deal

Senior Senate Dem Begins Pushback Against New Saudi Arms Deal
Senior Senate Dem Begins Pushback Against New Saudi Arms Deal

The latest Trump Administration sale to Saudi Arabia is tied up with the recent firing of the State Department’s Inspector General, congressional unease, and a Saudi regime with few friends outside the White House.

Army Kills APKWS Rockets & Mystery Missile, MIRM

Army Kills APKWS Rockets & Mystery Missile, MIRM
Army Kills APKWS Rockets & Mystery Missile, MIRM

The 2021 budget request also makes major reductions in the tracked M2 Bradley and the wheeled Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, as well as counter-IED programs.

Top Israeli Military Leader Doubts America’s Help Against Iran; Air Force Wants More $$ For Strikes

Top Israeli Military Leader Doubts America’s Help Against Iran; Air Force Wants More $$ For Strikes
Top Israeli Military Leader Doubts America’s Help Against Iran; Air Force Wants More $$ For Strikes

“The US is going out of this region, and that is creating a new, very critical situation,” an Israeli source said.

Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash

Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash
Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash

New restrictions on US aid to Israel is driving companies to seek American partners.

Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market

Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market
Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market

It’s a global coming-out party for the precision munition, already used by the Israeli Air Force in Syria.

AI, Initiative, & Lots Of Smart Bombs: Gen. Perna On Supplying Major Wars

AI, Initiative, & Lots Of Smart Bombs: Gen. Perna On Supplying Major Wars
AI, Initiative, & Lots Of Smart Bombs: Gen. Perna On Supplying Major Wars

The massive Army Materiel Command needs to get a lot lighter on its feet for future conflicts, its four-star chief says.

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base
DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

As the Pentagon starts pumping cash into shipyards and small weapons manufacturers, is it enough to save some ailing production lines?

US ‘Gets Its Ass Handed To It’ In Wargames: Here’s A $24 Billion Fix

US ‘Gets Its Ass Handed To It’ In Wargames: Here’s A $24 Billion Fix
US ‘Gets Its Ass Handed To It’ In Wargames: Here’s A $24 Billion Fix

Warships sink. Bases burn. F-35s die on the runway. Can $24 billion a year — 3.3 % of the Pentagon budget — fix the problem?

NATO Stocks Up on Bombs, Giving Smaller States More Punch

NATO Stocks Up on Bombs, Giving Smaller States More Punch
NATO Stocks Up on Bombs, Giving Smaller States More Punch

WASHINGTON: Over the past month, US Air Forces in Europe took delivery of their largest shipment of ordnance in two decades. It’s another sign of the rearming of the continent as the United States pushes troops and equipment back into the region after years of drawing down, even as its NATO allies — and increasingly,…

Rafael, Lockheed Pitch Spike Missile For Army Helicopters

Rafael, Lockheed Pitch Spike Missile For Army Helicopters
Rafael, Lockheed Pitch Spike Missile For Army Helicopters

Three weeks ago, US Army experts traveled to the Negev Desert to watch a test of the latest, longest-range version of Rafael’s Spike missile. Fired from an Israeli AH-64 Apache, the same gunship used by US attack helicopter squadrons, the Spike NLOS struck a target 20 miles away — four times the range of the…